APTiger Woods denies he's a billionaire, as reported by Forbes, says Golf.com.
At a President's Cup news conference Tuesday, a reporter asked Woods: "This last week, it was announced you hit the billionaire status. What's that like to learn?"
Woods responded: [Laughs] "Well, one, I haven't, so I don't know where that number came from."
Forbes admits that its figures are not exact. They are based on estimates of total endorsements, tournament winnings, appearance fees and Woods' golf-course design business.
Says Forbes: As for Woods, only his accountant knows if Tiger is a billionaire athlete yet, but if it did not happen on Sunday [after his $10 million FedEx Cup win] it is likely only a matter of months or his next check from Nike.
Golf.com points out that Woods is certain to be the first billionaire athlete. We just won't know when it will happen.
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